Example sentences of "[vb pp] her in [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Physically , she was looking better than Harriet had seen her in a long while .
2 Her limbs were graceful , her whole body proportioned like that of a young goddess ; as for her breasts , an infatuated young man who had seen her in a small part at Robert 's Shield Theatre wrote her a letter quoting the Song of Solomon at length : Asshe threatened to horsewhip him .
3 It was the first time I had seen her in a pale colour — a light grey dress which made her seem shadowy .
4 In fact , he had told her in no uncertain terms to go forth and multiply .
5 If he had chosen to , Thomas might have told her in no uncertain terms what was wrong .
6 Her father had told her in no uncertain terms that she 'd lost her mind .
7 Times I 'd lie in my bed , late at night , and shudder to think my Jake 'd wedded her in a Christian church . ’
8 Arguably , Nathalie Sarraute 's career benefited enormously from Sartre 's famous preface to her first novel , Portrait d'un inconnu ( 1947 ) , which he claimed placed her in the alternative tradition of the ‘ anti-roman ’ .
9 The brown eyes regarded her in a contemplative manner until he said , ‘ You must meet Matt .
10 Her trip to Paris had already involved her in an unsolved crime , very possibly a murder , not to mention withholding evidence from the police .
11 I should never have appointed her in an acting capacity . ’
12 As he had passed her in the little hall this morning a tendril of her silky black hair had brushed his ruined cheek , and the smell of it had been so distracting that he had feared for his composure .
13 I have tried her in every possible way .
14 She wondered whether this was going a bit far and glanced up , surreptitiously , at her mother : her wasted evening had left her in a bad mood , and she was determined to take it out on somebody .
15 " Well … something 's put her in a bad form … "
16 Daphne Neville says the staff at the centre have put her in an embarrassing position .
17 They 'd have put her in the freak show , confessing how misled she was by capitalist gold .
18 Fate had put her in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong man .
19 And I suppose we might have lost her in the long run , but not just yet . ’
20 The next day she 'd discovered his whereabouts from Klein , who 'd warned her in no uncertain manner that John Zacharias was bad news for tender hearts .
21 He had accosted her in a public place , and yet she had n't screamed , or run , or asked for help .
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